How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:24:46 +0000 Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London | |
Super El Niño could have unexpected effect on UK winterFri, 04 Sep 2026 14:56:07 +0000 An El Niño is usually expected to herald a cold end to winter in the UK – but this year could be different | |
Lucid dreams induced via multisensory stimulationFri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Lucid dreams, when a person is aware they're dreaming and can often control them, could be induced in people who rarely experience them | |
Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from UkraineFri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation of AI models that might be used in defence and national security | |
Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world firstThu, 03 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000 A pig kidney transplant worked for a record nine months. This enabled the recipient to stay off dialysis for longer while waiting for a suitable human donor's kidney to become available | |
Psilocybin could prevent common and debilitating chemotherapy side effectThu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Many people who have chemotherapy develop numbness, tingling and pain in their hands and feet, which can disrupt their treatment. But research suggests that psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, could prevent this side effect | |
Rapid climate change brings wildfire threat to new corners of EuropeThu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Scorching conditions this year have triggered wildfires in European countries that are normally considered to be damp and cool | |
Pygmy raccoons teach each other to make toys out of paper and sandThu, 03 Sep 2026 15:00:07 +0000 Critically endangered pygmy raccoons on Cozumel Island in Mexico have shown remarkable creativity by making balls out of rubbish at beach clubs | |
‘Not-quite primordial’ black holes may explain baffling JWST discoveryThu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 The James Webb Space Telescope seems to have discovered more ancient black holes than theory had predicted, and now we have a new way to explain why | |
Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south poleWed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 A decagon – a geometric polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles – has been found on Saturn, and nobody is quite sure how it got there | |